Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The ‘Folly’ of US Foreign policy 470 November 13, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) on 12 November 2015 by Ramzy Baroud (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Barack ObamaDick CheneyEgyptforeign policyGeorge W. BushIranJohn KerryJoint Comprehensive Plan of ActionMiddle EastSyria Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore South Africa: Saudi Arabia Signing ‘Abraham Accords’ Spells Doom for Palestinians July 28, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentGiven Trump’s aggressive push for Israel’s uninterrupted dominance of the region, the bombardment of Iran...is a fait accompli. 0 Uruguay: Uruguay at US-Led Conference on Political Terrorism: Unacceptable and Regrettable July 24, 2026. Published in La DiariaMarco Rubio represents a government that explicitly disregards multilateralism and is guilty of pursuing illegal wars and extrajudicial assassination. 0 Germany: Trump Steals Soccer’s World Cup Show July 24, 2026. Published in RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND) 0 Saudi Arabia: 2 Leaders Return from Washington July 25, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIn practical terms, returning from Washington matters more than going there. 0 Austria: Trump Instigates the Next Tariff War — Just as Absurd as Before July 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardThe world no longer has to fear Trump’s tariff wrath. Still, he is inflicting harm all over the world; and in the United States itself most of all. 0 Topics Japan: Argument for Dissolution of the ICC: The US Administration Is Wrongfully Exerting Pressure July 29, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunPressuring member nations to withdraw is a strike against their sovereignty and a threat to freedom of diplomacy. 0 Saudi Arabia: Washington’s Smartest Move Is To Keep Israel out of the War July 28, 2026. Published in Arab NewsPresident Donald Trump has consistently demonstrated a preference for maintaining control over escalation rather than allowing events to dictate American strategy. 0 South Africa: Saudi Arabia Signing ‘Abraham Accords’ Spells Doom for Palestinians July 28, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentGiven Trump’s aggressive push for Israel’s uninterrupted dominance of the region, the bombardment of Iran...is a fait accompli. 0 Germany: Tactically Right, Morally Clear July 28, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWhy not arrest an internationally wanted war criminal regardless of jurisdictional constraints? 0 Austria: Trump Instigates the Next Tariff War — Just as Absurd as Before July 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardThe world no longer has to fear Trump’s tariff wrath. Still, he is inflicting harm all over the world; and in the United States itself most of all. 0 Spain: Trumpist Expansion in South America July 26, 2026. Published in El PaísLatin America does not need Trump’s tutelage. 0 Afghanistan: 2026 FIFA World Cup: Sport and Politics July 25, 2026. Published in Ahram Online 0 Saudi Arabia: 2 Leaders Return from Washington July 25, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIn practical terms, returning from Washington matters more than going there. 0 Related Articles Austria: Trump May Talk a Lot of Nonsense — But NATO Restructuring Is Moving Forward Nonetheless July 15, 2026. Published in Der StandardHow should you handle a U.S. president who constantly distinguishes himself with infantile provocations? Venezuela: Strategic Errors July 7, 2026. Published in AnalíticaI want to believe that in some Washington office there is someone capable of understanding what is happening. Egypt: Egypt and the United States: Building the Next Generation of Strategic Partnership July 6, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineThe central question is...the expansion of its strategic content and its capacity to generate shared value in a rapidly changing world. Taiwan: From Maintaining Order to Coming Out on Top: The Changing US Strategic Discourse July 5, 2026. Published in Meihua NewsU.S. interests themselves may not have changed; what has changed is more likely the way those interests are expressed. Germany: Close to a Nightmare Scenario* June 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungNow Israel is also learning what kind of 'ally' Donald Trump is. Previous articleRefusing To Learn From VietnamNext articleUS: Everything-But-the-War Strategy for Iraq and Syria LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment